Shen Yun presents authentic Chinese culture in majestic performance

In 2006, a group of elite Chinese artists came together in New York with a mission to revive traditional Chinese culture and share it with the world. They created Shen Yun, the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company.

The group’s performances revive a majestic culture that was once on the brink of extinction. The authentic Chinese culture Shen Yun presents can’t be seen in another show or even in China. There, the Communist Party sees traditional culture as a threat to its power and for decades has tried to destroy it.

This outstanding performance group continues to attract national and international attention. Actress Cate Blanchett said of Shen Yun, “Exquisitely beautiful. An extraordinary experience for us and the children.”

The name “Shen Yun” means the beauty of divine beings dancing, and that is what the audience experiences. Shen Yun now has five equally large companies that tour the world simultaneously, bringing an all-new performance of dance, costumes, animated backdrops, singing, and music to over 150 theaters every year.

The uplifting performance both celebrates and affirms traditional Chinese culture. In ancient times, China was known as the Land of the Divine. Everyone from emperors to the common people believed that their culture was a gift from heaven. They lived in ways that attempted to harmonize with the universe and to see the common connection among all things. Traditional Chinese culture carried these principles for thousands of years.